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Anita Seering

Mehrdad Nazari, director of Prizma LLC in Kronenwetter, has been retained to support the Penonome Wind Farm development in Panama. The project is being developed by Union Eolica Panameña, the Panamanian subsidiary of Spain's Unión Eólica. Goldwind, China's largest wind-turbine maker, is supplying 25 percent of the equipment. The final project is designed to generate 220MW of electricity. Once completed, it will be the largest such project in Central America.

Prizma will provide environmental and social impact assessment expertise relevant to the Equator Principles. This is a credit risk management benchmark used by leading financial institutions to assess and manage environmental and social risks in project finance transactions.

Law

Ruder Ware health care and compliance attorney John Fisher was a featured speaker at the Health Care Compliance Association's 2013 Compliance Institute. Fisher spoke on the topic "Compliance Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions."

Anita Seering received the "Paralegal of the Year" Award from the Paralegal Association of Wisconsin. The award celebrates the dedication and efforts of an individual not only heavily involved within her firm but also her community.

A senior paralegal with Ruder Ware, Seering has been a business law paralegal for more than 30 years. She focuses on transactional corporate law matters involving mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and private equity financing.

Her responsibilities include coordinating due diligence and assisting at managing documentation for live and electronic closings, as well as handling post-closing matters.

In addition, Seering works with business clients, ranging from single entrepreneur startups to large, well-established businesses, assisting with the initial organization of all types of business entities, as well as ongoing legal compliance.

Ruder Ware is the largest law firm based north of Madison. With offices in both Wausau and Eau Claire, more than 40 attorneys provide legal and business advice to business clients of all sizes.

Areas of practice include: employment, labor and benefits, litigation and dispute resolution, business transactions, trusts and estates, and fiduciary services.

Services

Sheila Rovang, assistant to the CEO/administrative team leader at Aspirus Inc., has been re-elected president of the Wausau Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals for the year beginning July 1. Other officers elected include Janelle Christensen, vice president; Sonia Miller, secretary; and Luann Prahl, treasurer.

The Wausau Chapter of the IAAP held its annual Administrative Professional Event on April 18 in Rothschild. The event included a business expo featuring 23 local vendors offering products and services to the attendees.

Proceeds from the conference are used to fund scholarships for students in the administrative professional program at Northcentral Technical College.

IAAP is the world's largest association for administrative professionals, providing career information, education, networking opportunities and certification programs.